Cold start dooms Dubois girls in 'pigtail' hoops loss

In the other pigtail game, it was the Sothwest winning again, as Farson-Eden outlasted Ten Sleep 36-30.

It was a quick exit for the Dubois Lady Rams from the Class 1-A West regional Monday afternoon in Lander in play-in "pigtail" action against Hanna Elk Mountain.

Dubois fell 59-28 to the Miners and were eliminated from further postseason play.

It didn't take HEM long to take control of the game.

Darby Bowen drained a pair of long 3-pointers early in the opening period to fuel a 15-0 start by the Miners. Dubois finally scored on a follow shot by Emily Smith with 1:22 remaining in the first. She hit another shot a few seconds later, but the Rams were in trouble, trailing 20-4 after one quarter.

The second was more of the same, as Dubois dribbled or passed around the perimeter but was unable to penetrate within 15 feet for an open shot.